How To Install libkpathsea6 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpathsea6 on Ubuntu.
What is libkpathsea6
libkpathsea6 is:
This package contains the runtime part of the Kpathsea[rch] library, which implements generic path searching, configuration, and TeX-specific file searching.
There are three methods to install libkpathsea6 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libkpathsea6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkpathsea6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkpathsea6
Install libkpathsea6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkpathsea6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkpathsea6
Install libkpathsea6 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libkpathsea6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkpathsea6
How To Uninstall libkpathsea6 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libkpathsea6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkpathsea6
Uninstall libkpathsea6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkpathsea6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpathsea6
Remove libkpathsea6 Configurations and Data
To remove libkpathsea6 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkpathsea6
Remove libkpathsea6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkpathsea6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpathsea6
Dependencies
libkpathsea6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpathsea6 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.